Read coming out stories from lesbian teens and bisexual women. These are the real and true stories of lesbians who have come out of the closet.
How did you come out to your parents? Share your story.
Rose slowly developed feelings for her best friend over several years. This is her story of coming out, discovering lesbian love for the first time.
A lesbian from Kenya tells her coming out story. Coming out as lesbian in Africa.
Tawny came out after she raised her four children. Here is is story of learning to accept herself and to tell her children.
Cynthia identified as bisexual for a long time before she ever dated a woman. Here is Cynthia's coming out story.
How hard is it to be gay in a small town in the Bible Belt?
Dinelle's first love was a woman she met when she was 15. Here is Dinelle's coming out story.
Coming out as bisexual, a coming out story from Myra Jane.
Hollie came out to her mother in a note she slipped under her door. Here is Hollie's story of coming out as bisexual.
Sophie loves two things, football and women. This is Sophie's lesbian coming out story.
For 16 year old Isabel, even though it is sometimes hard, she is go glad she came out as a lesbian to her classmates and friends. Here is Isabel's coming out story.
A mother of a bisexual teen wrote in to tell her daughter's coming out story. Here's the bi teens story from her mom.
Rizz's mother had a hard time accepting her when she came out as a lesbian.
Genevieve cried and cried when she came out of the closet. Here is her lesbian coming out story.
Chris was married for years before she finally realized she was a lesbian. Here is Chris' story of coming out as a lesbian.
After Christina came out as a lesbian to her husband, they decided to stay married for the children's sake.
Kaleena was terrified to come out to her mom as a lesbian, but she finally did. Here is Kaleena's story: a Georgia Lesbian.
Jasmine came out as a lesbian and has some advice for others who are also coming out as gay, lesbian or bisexual.
Dana wanted to make a big statement when she came out of the closet as a teen lesbian. In her own words, here is Dana's coming out story: Out Loud.
Lesbians and bisexual women come out of the closet and tell their true stories here in the Lesbian Life Coming Out Gallery.
What happens when you come out to your husband that you are lesbian or bisexual? Here are some stories from women who have come out to their husbands.
Guest writer Myra LaVenue shares her coming out story, her first lesbian experience.
Some women come out after they are married. Kim came out to her husband as a lesbian and decided to stay married to him. It works out for both of them.
Here's a real lesbian coming out story submitted by Aolani of Columbia, SC.
Here's a coming out story from a teen lesbian cheerleader. Read Nikki's story.
Ravit, stationed in the Israel Army, was forced to come out to her mother.
Tia's Asian-American mom is in denial about her being a lesbian, but her sisters and brother have come to accept her.
Here's the story of one teen lesbian who was outed to her whole school and how she dealt with the situation.
Wendy came out to her husband when she decided to end their marriage.
Dana shares her personal experience of what it was like to come out as lesbian to her husband.
How do you come out as a lesbian or bisexual to your husband? Here is how one woman came out to her husband.
Micah has a funny story of how she came out as a lesbian to her mother.
Barbra came out in the US Navy before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." She saw her fellow lesbians be discharged for being gay in the military.
Here's Dawn's lesbian coming out story: it's a tale of age differences in lesbian relationships and self acceptance.
Even though Nicole had lesbian mothers, coming out for her was a challenge.
Here is the lesbian coming out story of Kara, who experienced discrimination from her Mormom community when she came out.
Essence's lesbian coming out story.
Anna's lesbian coming out story.
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